2015-02-27T18:29:29ZDefending Our Great Lakes Act of 20152015-03-23Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.HRIdentical billCRS1135114SEnvironmental ProtectionAquatic ecologyDams and canalsFishesFloods and storm protectionGreat LakesIllinoisIndianaLakes and riversMarine and inland water transportationMichiganMinnesotaMississippi RiverNew York StateOhioPennsylvaniaWater qualityWater storageWatershedsWisconsinROBOHSen. Portman, Rob [R-OH]PORTMAN9248266P000449TrueP000449R2015-02-26SHERRODOHSen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]BROWN1368309B000944TrueB000944D2015-02-26C.GaryMISen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI]Peters79941929P000595TrueP000595D2015-02-26TAMMYWISen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI]BALDWIN15588215B001230TrueB001230D2015-02-26AmyMNSen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]Klobuchar8249K0003671826TrueK000367D2015-02-26AlMNSen. Franken, Al [D-MN]Franken1969F0004578339TrueF000457D2015-02-26E.CHARLESNYSen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY]SCHUMER10368279S000148TrueS000148D2015-02-26ANNDEBORAHMISen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI]STABENOW1531S0007708261S000770D589114Environmental Protection1.0.02018-06-02T06:39:42ZShort Titles as IntroducedDefending Our Great Lakes Act of 2015Official Title as IntroducedA bill to provide an immediate measure to control the spread of aquatic nuisance species from the Mississippi River basin to the Great Lakes basin and to inform long-term measures to prevent the Interbasin transfer of aquatic nuisance species.Display TitleDefending Our Great Lakes Act of 2015Referred to2015-02-26T20:04:16ZStandingSenateEnvironment and Public Works Committeessev002015-02-26ssev00Environment and Public Works Committee0SenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.IntroReferral2015-02-26IntroReferral9Library of CongressIntroduced in Senate10000211Defending Our Great Lakes Act of 2015Defending Our Great Lakes Act of 2015

This bill requires federal agencies to take immediate actions to prevent the upstream transfer of aquatic nuisance species from the Mississippi River basin to the Great Lakes basin through the Brandon Road Lock and Dam site. The actions must place a special focus on Asian carp species and other aquatic nuisance species of concern to the Great Lakes referred to in the Great Lakes Mississippi River Interbasin Study conducted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

The Army Corps must implement measures to improve the site to prevent the upstream transfer of Asian carp and other aquatic nuisance species swimming through the lock and dam, including by constructing an engineered channel in the approach to the site from the Mississippi River direction.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service must implement all appropriate measures around the site on the Illinois River to prevent the upstream transfer of swimming and floating aquatic nuisance species, with a focus on Asian carp species.

Federal entities must take actions for the long-term prevention of the transfer of aquatic nuisance species between the Mississippi River and Great Lakes basins, including through the Chicago Area Waterway System. The Army Corps must design, engineer, and construct flood mitigation and water quality measures on the Chicago Area Waterway System related to preventing such transfer.

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